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CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 9:49 am
FYI
Where  
Canton : 2/17/2018 9:55 am : link
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retire please!  
gtt350 : 2/17/2018 9:56 am : link
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Don't see it on TV anywhere  
Canton : 2/17/2018 10:04 am : link
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Seems like he has shed a lot of light on things  
pjcas18 : 2/17/2018 10:08 am : link
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Anthony DiComo
‏Verified account @AnthonyDiComo
6s6 seconds ago

Asked how confident he is that he can play this year, David Wright responded: "I don't know." #Mets
Stay the course  
Sean : 2/17/2018 10:08 am : link
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Seems like same as the past few years  
pjcas18 : 2/17/2018 10:10 am : link
wants to play, will try to play, doesn't know if he can.

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Mike Puma
‏Verified account @NYPost_Mets
4s5 seconds ago

David Wright on the Frazier addition: "We are a good team without me and in my mind we'll be an even better team with both of us."
My guess is what I've thought all along  
pjcas18 : 2/17/2018 10:11 am : link
too much money to walk away from and the Mets with the contract 75% insured have no reason to offer a settlement.

I hope for the best, but at this point I doubt for much of anything from him.
^^^  
Tuckrule : 2/17/2018 10:13 am : link
Thats been the notion. Too much to walk away from for wright. If he didnt care about the money he would have retired years ago
Agree, but I don't hold it against anyone  
pjcas18 : 2/17/2018 10:21 am : link
even this year Wright is still owed $47M.

I begrudge no one for not being willing to walk away from $47M guaranteed.
not owed 47M for this season  
pjcas18 : 2/17/2018 10:22 am : link
but for the next three (20, 15, & 12).
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pjcas18 : 2/17/2018 10:23 am : link
Quote:

Anthony DiComo
‏Verified account @AnthonyDiComo
11s12 seconds ago

My primary takeaways from David Wright's 21-minute press conference: He wants to keep trying to play. He's optimistic, but not confident, that he'll be able to. If it doesn't work, he'll be disappointed, but at peace with his fate.
Wow - couldnt be more wrong about Wright  
Shecky : 2/17/2018 10:23 am : link
His decisions have had so little to do with money, and nothing but the love for the game. Dont call yourself a Mets fan if you are accusing David of chasing the $$$.
RE: Wow - couldnt be more wrong about Wright  
pjcas18 : 2/17/2018 10:30 am : link
In comment 13835072 Shecky said:
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His decisions have had so little to do with money, and nothing but the love for the game. Dont call yourself a Mets fan if you are accusing David of chasing the $$$.


I didn't say he was and I wouldn't care even if he is.

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arcarsenal : 2/17/2018 10:33 am : link
I think to keep trying after all this time, he has to really, truly love the game.

When I read about the prep work he had to do just to play in a single game before he was unable to play - I couldn't believe he was willing to go through a routine like that each day just to get through 9 innings.

I feel terrible for him. So many other injuries he could have made his way back from. This one? I just can't see it.

He looks like he's lost so much muscle. Even if he can somehow, miraculously get back on the field, he'll never be the same.

Really sucks. David was a guy that every Mets fan felt proud to look at as the face of the franchise. A great pro. Last guy you want to see go through this.

But it is what it is. He's never going to play again and I suspect it won't be long until he finally comes to that conclusion.
Not a Mets fan but it is very sad to see a great player  
Jay on the Island : 2/17/2018 10:38 am : link
and a great person deal with what Wright has dealt with. I had a great deal of respect for Wright even though I hated when he played against us. If anyone is going to criticize him for doing this for the money I can guarantee that there is a single person here that would walk away from $47+ million even if that were the case.
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arcarsenal : 2/17/2018 10:47 am : link
I'm just happy the Mets finally treated an offseason as such and went ahead and acquired Frazier.

Not crazy about Frazier in general, but we HAD to get a legit 3B here and stop playing "plug the hole until David is ready" because that's what we did last year and it was a mess.

Speaking of..

I am admittedly lukewarm on Frazier - like the guy a lot, like that he's a solid defensive 3B and he's not a bad hitter by any stretch.

But I was just thinking back to a couple years ago when he was in the midst of a really big year for CIN - I think it was 2015. And we were talking about what it would take to acquire him at the deadline to upgrade our lineup and the general sentiment was that he would be way too expensive.

Now he's here on a relatively cheap deal.

Funny how it works out.
Fraziers bat really looked slow  
Metnut : 2/17/2018 11:09 am : link
down the stretch last year. Hes still a good defender with some pop but the decline in bay is why the market was so cold for him. The good news is that with his power and defense, hes a high player. Hes also good a little bit of upside if last years decline was an aberration.
*decline in bat  
Metnut : 2/17/2018 11:18 am : link
*high ceiling player

How about an edit button bbi!
Id be shocked if Frazier  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 11:23 am : link
Doesnt play really good defense and knock in 25-30 HR from the 5 or 6 spot in the order. For the price we got him at, I cant complain about that in the least.
RE: Wow - couldnt be more wrong about Wright  
Section331 : 2/17/2018 11:29 am : link
In comment 13835072 Shecky said:
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His decisions have had so little to do with money, and nothing but the love for the game. Dont call yourself a Mets fan if you are accusing David of chasing the $$$.


I wouldnt think any less of him if he did. I have zero doubt that he is doing everything he possibly can to play again, but hed be an idiot to walk away from that money.

And I dont get why Mets fans care if he retires or not. Hell be on IR, so its not like hes taking a roster spot, and insurance is covering most of his salary, so it shouldnt have any impact on payroll (although the Wilsons count his full salary to their payroll - ugh). So who cares if he keeps trying to make it back?
I wouldnt be shocked if he DIDN'T hit 25-30 home runs.  
PhiPsi125 : 2/17/2018 11:41 am : link
Hes not playing 80 games in the CIN and NYY parks any longer.

Frazier is a fine player for what he is. Im just tired of the Mets going after the same damn player. Low average, high k, all or nothing power hitter. Great that he can boost his OBP by getting walks but also brings zero speed to the slowest team in baseball. Lol Sandy only picked up Frazier because hes still pretending to show he cares about defense.
Eh.. You can't have it all..  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 12:26 pm : link
.300 hitters that also hit 30 home runs are called MVPs and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

I also think the "profile" Sandy goes after is exaggerated. Cespedes hit .292 last year and has lived in the .290s many times. Adrian Gonzalez is a career .288 hitter so whether he is healthy or Smith takes over because he's ready (.300 hitter in the minors) you are likely getting a high average option there. Nimmo was a .300 hitter in the minors. Rosario hit over .300 from A+ to AAA.

Yes.. we signed Frazier and Bruce... Two guys that have a lot of pop and hit for a low average but outside of them there arent that many guys like that on the team. They also replaced similar players like Granderson, Walker, Duda, ect so adding the youth with only two guys like this means the lineup is actually moving in the opposite direction if that makes sense.

My biggest problem with the lineup is simply the unknown variables within it. How soon can the kids mature and come into their own? Can it happen this year? Bruce and Frazier kind of set a little bit of a foundation but the lineup is going to go as far as the kids take us + Cespedes.

The kids?  
pjcas18 : 2/17/2018 12:34 pm : link
it's really just Rosario, right? All I read says Smith is likely to start in AAA.

he led the PCL in hits and was top 10 in almost every offensive stat last year before being called up, what's he going to do to mature and come into his own? Stay fit?

What other kids are there? Nimmo? He's not even going to get a shot. Flores? he's not really a kid anymore. Cecchini? not sure where he'd even fit in. Conforto? I think any questions about Conforto have been answered, just need to get him healthy.

not being a dick, but seriously not sure who the kids even are.

Adrian Gonzalez is a placeholder signed to push Smith  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 12:48 pm : link
For all we know he is finished. He might not even make it out of spring training if his back flairs up again. Smith is obviously the long term option at first for now and will take over at some point as long as he is hitting in Vegas. I'd guess Super 2 -ish time.

Rosario was the best prospect in baseball according to Law as recently as last August so yeah... a lot is riding on him.

Nimmo is going to get a ton of play while Conforto is out. I wouldnt listen to a single thing about him not being the starter. Callaway just said the other day he is in the running for the starting position. Sandy also showed his hand by not including Nimmo in any trades this offseason (supposedly he was asked for by the Pirates for Harrison, ect.) In the very least Lagares and Nimmo will share time. Nimmo had a wRC+ of 117 last year anyway. He just needs to keep doing what he's been doing over a larger stretch.

Conforto is coming back and is a complete wild card also. He basically has to re-prove himself. Last I checked he's pretty damn young.

So yeah... A lot is riding on the kids.
I've been scouring MLB rosters this morning to see  
CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 12:50 pm : link
where the Mets might turn mid-season if they are in contention for help The way I see it, there's basically three areas we can add a piece to mid-season. 2nd Base depending on how Cabrera is performing, Catcher depending on d'Arnaud is performing, and SP depending on how the back end of the rotation is doing/health.

We have no room anywhere else to add.

Some targets i've come up with:

2B-Cesar Herandez/Josh Harrison/Brian Dozier/Joe Panik
SP-Archer/Odorizzi/Stroman/Fulmer/Strailey
C-Martin/Mesoraco/Realmuto/Ramos/Cervelli

What are everyone's thoughts on some of those targets?
Maybe semantics and I'm not debating you or being argumentative  
pjcas18 : 2/17/2018 12:57 pm : link
I wish the Mets season was riding on the development of kids, but I don't see many unknown kids in spots to contribute.

I don't view Conforto (25 before opening day) needing to mature and "come into his own", he just needs to be healthy, he's an all-star and probably the best pure hitter on the team.

It's basically Rosario, like I said.

because once Conforto comes back the OF lineup hopefully is for ~140 games, Cespedes, Conforto, and Bruce and when it's not Sandy has already said no platoon and no competition Lagares is the CFer. So yeah, Nimmo will get some AB's and PT but he's the 5th OFer. I'd hate to think the Mets season lies on the maturating and coming into his own of the 5th OFer.

And with Smith in AAA the season more rides on Gonzalez than Smith maturing and coming into his own IMO.

I was against the A-gone signing and I think Smith in AAA is stupid, but again I have no idea what he needs to prove in AAA that he didn't prove last year, except maybe that last year wasn't a fluke.
RE: I've been scouring MLB rosters this morning to see  
arcarsenal : 2/17/2018 1:00 pm : link
In comment 13835187 CMicks3110 said:
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where the Mets might turn mid-season if they are in contention for help The way I see it, there's basically three areas we can add a piece to mid-season. 2nd Base depending on how Cabrera is performing, Catcher depending on d'Arnaud is performing, and SP depending on how the back end of the rotation is doing/health.

We have no room anywhere else to add.

Some targets i've come up with:

2B-Cesar Herandez/Josh Harrison/Brian Dozier/Joe Panik
SP-Archer/Odorizzi/Stroman/Fulmer/Strailey
C-Martin/Mesoraco/Realmuto/Ramos/Cervelli

What are everyone's thoughts on some of those targets?


Not too big on Josh Harrison.

Dozier would be costly, IMO. 5 fWAR 2B. Guy has tons of power and has been one of the best hitting 2B in baseball these past few years.

This is the last year of his deal, so he'd just be a rental unless we had interest in an extension - in which case, he'd cost a LOT. He's 30, so he's not too old, either.

Guys like Archer and Fulmer are also going to be costly.

Problem with the Mets is the farm is so weak right now that we simply don't have the trade chips to land players like this.

A few of those guys may be options, but I'm guessing a bunch of them won't be attainable for us.
I dont think Smith is as polished  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 1:04 pm : link
as you think. The power seems to be jumping lately but he sold out on what got him to the majors in the first place (high average). I think eventually he'll evolve into a combination of both but a couple more months in AAA figuring that out wont kill him. I really dont see A Gone as any sort of long term option for 2018 unless he completely turns back the clock and is hitting like he as a couple seasons ago... that sounds far fetched to me... but if it did happen? That's a win I guess anyway.

Again, Conforto tore his shoulder capsule off. He's not a proven player anymore. A lot is riding on his recovery. Its a rare injury with not a lot of history of guys coming back. Will his power be diminished?

Lagares is the 5th OF to me when everyone is back and healthy and Nimmo will share time in a rotation sort of like Granderson did last year. Lagares will come in late for defense. Of course all it takes is one injury and Nimmo is a huge part of 2018 regardless.

I also think this is finally the year the cream rises to the crop on the catching tandem. Both players finished 2017 strong.
I think the Farm  
CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 1:04 pm : link
isn't quite as bad as is being stated, it's just been injured.

Alonso was out half of last year
Kay was out
Szapucki is out this year
Molina coming back from surgery
Dunn had a bad year
Lindsay was injured


plus you have extra pieces like gsellman/lugo/montero who could be low cost starters for trade partners for at least 4 years each. So we have some chips to trade, especially in the pitching department

We need some MLers to have breakout years and we can make trades aroudn the deadline
Yeah  
pjcas18 : 2/17/2018 1:04 pm : link
all bets are off in the injury plague continues.

RE: I've been scouring MLB rosters this morning to see  
Jay on the Island : 2/17/2018 1:11 pm : link
In comment 13835187 CMicks3110 said:
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where the Mets might turn mid-season if they are in contention for help The way I see it, there's basically three areas we can add a piece to mid-season. 2nd Base depending on how Cabrera is performing, Catcher depending on d'Arnaud is performing, and SP depending on how the back end of the rotation is doing/health.

We have no room anywhere else to add.

Some targets i've come up with:

2B-Cesar Herandez/Josh Harrison/Brian Dozier/Joe Panik
SP-Archer/Odorizzi/Stroman/Fulmer/Strailey
C-Martin/Mesoraco/Realmuto/Ramos/Cervelli

What are everyone's thoughts on some of those targets?

A few names from inside the division to keep an eye on as potential midseason targets:
P Julio Teheran
P Mike Foltynewicz
P Brandon McCarthy
C Kurt Suzuki

Teheran will likely be too costly for the Mets taste but he would be a great #3 pitcher for the Mets.

Foltnewicz has the stuff to be an ace but his inconsistency is the reason he hasn't reached his potential. At times last season he pitched brilliantly and then he would follow up with a stinker. He is too easily frustrated when he makes a mistake which often causes him to unravel. If he doesn't show more consistency he will almost certainly be traded and a great pitching coach like Callaway might be able to fix Foltynewicz. At the right price he would be an incredible gamble as even in his present state he is a solid backend option.

Brandon McCarthy has an extensive injury history but he is a solid SP when healthy and he pitched extremely well last season. 92.2 IP, 3.28 FIP. He is on the final year of his contract due 11 million so a mid season trade would cost only 5-6 million plus the Braves would be willing to eat some of that in order to facilitate a trade. The Braves already have Sean Newcomb and Luiz Gohara in the rotation and they have to make room for top prospects Max Fried, Mike Soroka, and Kolby Allard next season so McCarthy is almost certainly going to be traded at some point if he is healthy.

Kurt Suzuki re-signed for 1 year $3.5 million after a career year. He is coming off a 2.8 WAR season in just 81 games he hit 19 homeruns with a .283/.351/.536 line. Will he repeat that? Absolutely not but he is a good hitter on a very solid contract.

RE: I've been scouring MLB rosters this morning to see  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 1:12 pm : link
In comment 13835187 CMicks3110 said:
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where the Mets might turn mid-season if they are in contention for help The way I see it, there's basically three areas we can add a piece to mid-season. 2nd Base depending on how Cabrera is performing, Catcher depending on d'Arnaud is performing, and SP depending on how the back end of the rotation is doing/health.

We have no room anywhere else to add.

Some targets i've come up with:

2B-Cesar Herandez/Josh Harrison/Brian Dozier/Joe Panik
SP-Archer/Odorizzi/Stroman/Fulmer/Strailey
C-Martin/Mesoraco/Realmuto/Ramos/Cervelli

What are everyone's thoughts on some of those targets?


Its really hard to pinpoint what are needs are right now. Every perceived hole is now plugged with either a guy coming back from injury with high upside or a younger kid that isnt proven but has high upside. We honestly just have to see how it plays out. We have a ton of starting pitchers in the mix right now. We have a bunch of 2B options if Cabrera doesnt work out (Reyes, Flores, TJ Rivera). TDA hit a wRC+ of 91 last year and Plawecki wRC+ 106. That is actually very good for a catcher. Those might not be needs at all in a couple months. Just have to wait and see.

RE: I think the Farm  
Jay on the Island : 2/17/2018 1:14 pm : link
In comment 13835195 CMicks3110 said:
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isn't quite as bad as is being stated, it's just been injured.

Alonso was out half of last year
Kay was out
Szapucki is out this year
Molina coming back from surgery
Dunn had a bad year
Lindsay was injured


plus you have extra pieces like gsellman/lugo/montero who could be low cost starters for trade partners for at least 4 years each. So we have some chips to trade, especially in the pitching department

We need some MLers to have breakout years and we can make trades aroudn the deadline

The Mets don't have the prospects to trade for Archer or Fulmer. The asking price for both is substantial which it should be for proven young TOR pitchers.
Z  
CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 1:16 pm : link
what do you see our bullpen looking like after Familia, Ramos, Blevins, Swarzak?

Could some of the younger relievers step up like a Bashlor/Callahan and make the roster out of spring training.
RE: Z  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 1:23 pm : link
In comment 13835204 CMicks3110 said:
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what do you see our bullpen looking like after Familia, Ramos, Blevins, Swarzak?

Could some of the younger relievers step up like a Bashlor/Callahan and make the roster out of spring training.


I think Tyler Bashlor is our closer next year when Familia walks. That's how high I am on him. We have a lot of upside relievers that are going to be stashed in the minors this year that likely never even see the light of day. My opening pen as of today looks like

Familia
Swarzak
Ramos
Blevins
Second Loogy about to be signed or invited to camp
Wheeler
Montero

That puts Sewald, Robles, Gsellman, Lugo, Callahan, Rhame, Bashlor, D Smith, eventually Bautista.... all in AAA. That's a lot of backup help if a guy or two goes down.

Also we dont know how the starting pitching shakes out. Does Wheeler find a home in the pen? Does somebody like Matz move there if he fails in the rotation one more time?

Again, just have to see how a lot if this plays out but I like our depth.
why would we not keep Bashlor over  
CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 1:27 pm : link
a 2nd loogy or Montero. Trade Montero at this point. If we have a closer level reliever waiting in AAA, why not just start him up here?
RE: RE: Z  
Jay on the Island : 2/17/2018 1:38 pm : link
In comment 13835208 ZGiants98 said:
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I think Tyler Bashlor is our closer next year when Familia walks. That's how high I am on him.


This is a big year for Bashlor. He needs to lower his BB rate if he is going to be a good closer but if he does that then he should be a very good one.
RE: why would we not keep Bashlor over  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 1:43 pm : link
In comment 13835214 CMicks3110 said:
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a 2nd loogy or Montero. Trade Montero at this point. If we have a closer level reliever waiting in AAA, why not just start him up here?


Montero is out of options and I think they'll want to keep him for depth. If he's just the long man/mop up man.. he should be fine there. I actually liked some of what he showed last year anyway. The guy took a 1 hitter into the ninth at one point. I also think the Mets will want a second lefty so Blevins arm doesn't fall off. Maybe we bring back Ollie Perez. Maybe we sign Abad. Maybe Pj Conlon, Regnault, or Rosebloom end up the guy... but I really think we will carry two lefties.

I dont think Bashlor is ready yet but at some point I think he will be in 2018. Kid is a stud.
RE: RE: RE: Z  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 1:44 pm : link
In comment 13835218 Jay on the Island said:
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In comment 13835208 ZGiants98 said:


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I think Tyler Bashlor is our closer next year when Familia walks. That's how high I am on him.



This is a big year for Bashlor. He needs to lower his BB rate if he is going to be a good closer but if he does that then he should be a very good one.


Ive been talking to a couple guys that have been on the field with him and have said he literally has everything you look for in a closer. The temperament, the fire, the stuff, all of it. Guess we'll find out.
lol. On cue..  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 1:48 pm : link
OT, Kristie Ackert tweeted - Tyler Bashlor, Mets pitching prospect that catchers in camp are talking about. Throws high 90s with good control - d'Arnaud.
if we carry 13 pitchers, assuming health  
CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 1:52 pm : link
its
1-Syndergaard
2-deGrom
3-Harvey
4-Vargas
5-Matz
6-Wheeler
7-Familia
8-Ramos
9-Swarzak
10-Blevins
11-Montero
12-Lefty Reliver(TBD)
13-Bashlor/Robles/Callahan/Smith/Rhame/Gsellmlan/Lugo/Sewald

I would certainly take someone like Bashlor over Robles.
and btw  
CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 1:53 pm : link
the only two lefty relievers left appear to be Ollie and Kevin Siegrest. Abad signed with Phillies
RE: and btw  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 1:58 pm : link
In comment 13835232 CMicks3110 said:
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the only two lefty relievers left appear to be Ollie and Kevin Siegrest. Abad signed with Phillies


Geez! I missed that yesterday. And on a minor league deal? That's a steal. There are other options... Liriano?
It's not difficult to find a serviceable LOOGY  
Jay on the Island : 2/17/2018 1:59 pm : link
after cuts are finalized across the league.
RE: if we carry 13 pitchers, assuming health  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 2:00 pm : link
In comment 13835231 CMicks3110 said:
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its
1-Syndergaard
2-deGrom
3-Harvey
4-Vargas
5-Matz
6-Wheeler
7-Familia
8-Ramos
9-Swarzak
10-Blevins
11-Montero
12-Lefty Reliver(TBD)
13-Bashlor/Robles/Callahan/Smith/Rhame/Gsellmlan/Lugo/Sewald

I would certainly take someone like Bashlor over Robles.


Mickey said he thought he would carry a 5 man bench to start the other day but assuming they do carry a 4 man bench while Conoforto is out (no chance when he is back) I like Sewald as the 7th option. I think Terry abused him and he got a little tired at the end but thought he was very good for most of the year.
I like Siegrest  
CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 2:00 pm : link
I'd try to sign him if possible.
RE: It's not difficult to find a serviceable LOOGY  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 2:00 pm : link
In comment 13835236 Jay on the Island said:
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after cuts are finalized across the league.


Agreed. They'll add somebody.
Mets would have to move both Wright and Rivera to 60DL  
CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 2:00 pm : link
or maybe they trade Montero for a lefty reliever.
meant  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 2:00 pm : link
"8th option"
RE: Mets would have to move both Wright and Rivera to 60DL  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 2:01 pm : link
In comment 13835242 CMicks3110 said:
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or maybe they trade Montero for a lefty reliever.


One of them already has to be moved for the Vargas signing so yeah... that only gives them one more spot.
z  
CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 2:04 pm : link
do you like ziegrest, because i sure as hell don't want ollie back.
RE: z  
ZGiants98 : 2/17/2018 2:09 pm : link
In comment 13835246 CMicks3110 said:
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do you like ziegrest, because i sure as hell don't want ollie back.


I dont love him to be honest. He doesnt have much of a split. Id prefer a guy that can get lefties out. However, Im also not big on a second Loogy having a huge effect on wins and losses, if at all. Just by giving Blevins a breather once in a while he essentially becomes an asset regardless.
i wonder if liriano would sign with us as a reliever  
CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 2:14 pm : link
.
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arcarsenal : 2/17/2018 2:42 pm : link
Not sure Liriano is even worth it at this point.
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CMicks3110 : 2/17/2018 3:13 pm : link
Matt Ehalt @MattEhalt 5m
Should note: Mets had a scout watch Kevin Siegrist recently.
RE: .  
Eric on Li : 2/17/2018 3:51 pm : link
In comment 13835083 arcarsenal said:
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I'm just happy the Mets finally treated an offseason as such and went ahead and acquired Frazier.

Not crazy about Frazier in general, but we HAD to get a legit 3B here and stop playing "plug the hole until David is ready" because that's what we did last year and it was a mess.

Speaking of..

I am admittedly lukewarm on Frazier - like the guy a lot, like that he's a solid defensive 3B and he's not a bad hitter by any stretch.

But I was just thinking back to a couple years ago when he was in the midst of a really big year for CIN - I think it was 2015. And we were talking about what it would take to acquire him at the deadline to upgrade our lineup and the general sentiment was that he would be way too expensive.

Now he's here on a relatively cheap deal.

Funny how it works out.


It's funny I had the same thought back to a couple years ago when we were thinking he'd cost Wheeler or Thor to acquire him. He's a pickup that made more and more sense the more the offseason moved along and ended up being a steal of a price. I hope his defense at the end of the year last year was an aberration and he lives up to his rep as a very good 3B.

Re: Wright, I admire him and wish him the best. It sounds like even he is realistic about the odds. Him trying to come back does nothing to hurt the Mets since they correctly went out and found an every day 3B.
Wright was indeed a great Met  
MetsAreBack : 2/17/2018 4:00 pm : link
but I'm long since past giving him much thought.
The  
DanMetroMan : 2/18/2018 10:01 am : link
"plus" side is the Mets acknowledge they consider Wright's 20 million against the books whether they pay it or not so if he comes back and gets his one AB at CitiField it won't impact spending
Wright just wants the money now.  
Optimus-NY : 2/18/2018 12:35 pm : link
I don't blame him. The whole thing is just a farce now. He's a corpse. Sorry to say that, but it's the truth. This game is for the living.
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